document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874987>Question 874987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the solution(s) of the system of equations, if any.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 4y = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5 - 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527916 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=527916\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with the first equation and plug in y = 5 - 3x. Then solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 4y = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 4(5 - 3x) = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 20 - 12x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x + 20 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x = 8 - 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x = -12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -12/(-6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you know that x = 2, plug it into y = 5 - 3x to find y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5 - 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5 - 3(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5 - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: x = 2, y = -1 giving the ordered pair (2, -1) </SPAN>\n" );
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